The Ozama River (Spanish: Rio Ozama) is a river in the Dominican Republic. It rises in the Loma Siete Cabezas mountain in the Sierra de Yamasá mountain range, close to the town of Villa Altagracia.
In 1498, Bartolome Colon had a fort built on the Ozama River delta, which would later become the first permanent European settlement in the New World (Santo Domingo). The estuary at that time, "teemed with fish and where the Indians raised cassava and yams," according to Floyd.[1]
Course
Port in Ozama river.
The river flows 148 kilometers (92 mi) before emptying into the Caribbean Sea. At the end of the journey it bisects the capital, Santo Domingo, into eastern and western halves. The three main tributaries of the Ozama are the Isabela River, the Sabita River and the Yabacao River.
The Ozama's basin is the fourth largest in the Dominican Republic. The river has several tributaries, with a combined area of 2,706 square kilometers (1,045 sq mi). The river basin has an annual precipitation of 1,400 mm (55 in) to 2,250 mm (89 in) per year.[2][3]
Pollution
The Ozama River is heavily polluted. It is constantly affected by the slums on its shores and the factories that dump their waste into it. It is one of the main causes of pollution on the coastline of Santo Domingo.[4] In August 2020, The Ocean Cleanup organization deployed an Interceptor Original, one of their solar-powered, automated systems, to help combat the flow of plastics and trash into the Caribbean Sea.[5]
ozama, river, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2016, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ozama River news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Ozama River Spanish Rio Ozama is a river in the Dominican Republic It rises in the Loma Siete Cabezas mountain in the Sierra de Yamasa mountain range close to the town of Villa Altagracia OzamaOzama River in Santo DomingoLocationCountryDominican RepublicPhysical characteristicsSource locationLoma Siete Cabezas Sierra de Yamasa Dominican RepublicMouth locationCaribbean Sea Dominican Republic elevation0 m 0 ft Length148 km 92 mi Basin size2 685 km2 1 037 sq mi Basin featuresTributaries leftSavita Yabacao rightLa Isabela River Contents 1 History 2 Course 3 Pollution 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory EditIn 1498 Bartolome Colon had a fort built on the Ozama River delta which would later become the first permanent European settlement in the New World Santo Domingo The estuary at that time teemed with fish and where the Indians raised cassava and yams according to Floyd 1 Course Edit Port in Ozama river The river flows 148 kilometers 92 mi before emptying into the Caribbean Sea At the end of the journey it bisects the capital Santo Domingo into eastern and western halves The three main tributaries of the Ozama are the Isabela River the Sabita River and the Yabacao River The Ozama s basin is the fourth largest in the Dominican Republic The river has several tributaries with a combined area of 2 706 square kilometers 1 045 sq mi The river basin has an annual precipitation of 1 400 mm 55 in to 2 250 mm 89 in per year 2 3 Pollution EditThe Ozama River is heavily polluted It is constantly affected by the slums on its shores and the factories that dump their waste into it It is one of the main causes of pollution on the coastline of Santo Domingo 4 In August 2020 The Ocean Cleanup organization deployed an Interceptor Original one of their solar powered automated systems to help combat the flow of plastics and trash into the Caribbean Sea 5 See also EditPort of Santo DomingoReferences Edit Floyd Troy 1973 The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean 1492 1526 Albuquerque University of New Mexico Press p 34 Environment Master Plan aims to recover Ozama River basin Dominican Today Retrieved 19 February 2014 Distritos hidrogeograficos de la Republica Dominicana mipais jmarcano com Retrieved 2018 12 26 Recovering Santo Domingo s rivers DominicanToday in European Spanish Retrieved 2017 10 02 Interceptor 004 The First in the Caribbean www theoceancleanup com Coordinates 18 28 00 N 69 53 00 W 18 4667 N 69 8833 W 18 4667 69 8833 This article related to a river in the Dominican Republic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ozama River amp oldid 1103210287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
